USD 743 MILLION URGENTLY NEEDED FOR PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF SYRIAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY, LEBANON, JORDAN, IRAQ AND EGYPT
The conflict in Syria still continues to drive the largest refugee crisis in the world – there are over 5.6 million Syrian refugees registered, with over 2.6 million being children, in a region faced with deepening economic, social and development challenges.
Refugee families have become increasingly vulnerable with each passing year of displacement: poverty rates exceed 80 per cent in some host countries; some 35 per cent of Syrian refugee children are out-of-school; and early marriage and forced child labour are compounded by lack of livelihoods.
Cash, health, shelter and other programmes have important protection benefits, including empowering families to meet basic needs, reducing exposure to negative coping mechanisms and complementing specialized protection activities, such as psychosocial support and SGBV services.